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jnana.

The knowledge, acquired through meditation, that one's self (atman) is identical with Ultimate Reality (Brahman).

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Meaning & usage

noun/dʒəˈnɑː.nə/UK/dʒnɑːn(ə)/South-Asia/ɡjɑːn(ə)/South-Asia
  1. The knowledge, acquired through meditation, that one's self (atman) is identical with Ultimate Reality (Brahman).

    Hinduism · countable · uncountable
  2. Pure awareness that is free of conceptual encumbrances.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- Sanskrit ज्ञा (jñā) Proto-Indo-European *-nósder. Sanskrit -अन (-ana) Sanskrit ज्ञान (jñāna)bor. English jnana Borrowed from Sanskrit ज्ञान (jñāna, “knowledge”).

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